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Title: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: Pancho on April 11, 2014, 01:29:08 AM: So, why the hate?

Seems that a lot of collectors shun these like the proverbial red-headed step-child, but I do have a few of these and I find that the border art and photos chosen make them quite colourful collectibles.

I understand that they can be very hard to authenticate release date wise, but I still don't understand why they're so unpopular?
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: Ari on April 11, 2014, 03:11:14 AM: Racists
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: Filmlobbycards on April 11, 2014, 05:50:43 AM: They usually have grease pencil mustaches on beautiful women...it's that simple ;D

Realistically....they oversaturate the market in unspeakable quantities....they are condemned as later release....condition is often an issue....and to be blunt too many people have thumbed through heaps of them that were drawn on and mutilated by grease pencil pervs...

However SPANISH release lobby cards from the 1930's... Especially MGM and universal pictures lobbies are an attractive alternative...most of the ones I have seen from top titles are in pretty rough shape..
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: ladeda on April 11, 2014, 10:18:29 AM: racists.
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: Mirosae on April 11, 2014, 11:07:19 AM: Andele compadre. Pues ahorita me compro una. Si. ;D
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: Filmlobbycards on April 11, 2014, 01:25:15 PM: Quick story..

I had a friend who bought a Box of these Mexican lobby cards at a flea market in Laredo and called me
Saying he had found a cache of rare movie posters.....Casablanca, Tarzan, maltese falcon, king kong, Abbott and Costello etc..I told him I would take a look...
When we started going through them...we found dozens of the best cards completely mutilated by grease pencil mustaches on the women.....drawn on boobs, a beard on Ingrid Bergman, wieners drawn on faces.....etc....about 75% of them in fact were written on in some way...

I have talked to several other collectors who had the same experience...
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: 110x75 on April 11, 2014, 06:18:20 PM: Quote from: Filmlobbycards on April 11, 2014, 01:25:15 PM
...we found dozens of the best cards completely mutilated by grease pencil mustaches on the women.....drawn on boobs, a beard on Ingrid Bergman, wieners drawn on faces.....etc....about 75% of them in fact were written on in some way...

I have talked to several other collectors who had the same experience...

Moustaches on women, boobs, a bearded Ingrid, wieners... Even better!! I'd buy those!
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: 110x75 on April 11, 2014, 06:18:59 PM: Quote from: Mirosae on April 11, 2014, 11:07:19 AM
Andele compadre. Pues ahorita me compro una. Si. ;D

Pues pueden estar padrísimas, chava! ;)
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: CSM on April 12, 2014, 01:44:24 AM: Quote from: 110x75 on April 11, 2014, 06:18:20 PM
Moustaches on women, boobs, a bearded Ingrid, wieners... Even better!! I'd buy those!

Yeah these sound like improvements to me - especially on mexican lobbies!
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: 110x75 on April 12, 2014, 02:19:02 AM: Quote from: CSM on April 12, 2014, 01:44:24 AM
Yeah these sound like improvements to me - especially on mexican lobbies!

Correct, like Bogie's lipstick! :-*
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: Mirosae on April 12, 2014, 10:30:03 AM: Quote from: 110x75 on April 11, 2014, 06:18:59 PM
Pues pueden estar padrísimas, chava! ;)

Sisisisissi ;D
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: Zorba on April 12, 2014, 02:18:13 PM: How about Mexicans in Lobby cards?

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7ZdYs1QrdTI/T2yIjY2FDKI/AAAAAAAAEjM/w0LA4UoJgfU/s912/lc_zorba_the_greek_8_EH00002_L.jpg?gl=US)

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Gz4Xo2EPgPQ/T2ZAELODRmI/AAAAAAAAEew/hUhv7noWy1g/s912/20120318_112428.jpg?gl=US)

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6P7Fgg1fyYw/Uwo4zTuy1qI/AAAAAAAAHDU/wd1a-7jw9Os/s446/B%2526S.jpg?gl=US)
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: Mirosae on April 12, 2014, 05:01:51 PM: Wash your mouth Gringos, you are gonna get Maria Felix ''Enojada''.. ;D

(http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q737/Hope_Emerson/MariaF_zps4b69d70b.gif)(http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q737/Hope_Emerson/Hptseg_zps30eb7c71.gif)

(http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q737/Hope_Emerson/MariaFelix_zpsbebf3f04.jpg)
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: Pancho on April 13, 2014, 07:41:15 PM: I love when topics go wildly off the rails! :D

I have no idea what half of these posts even mean!
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: erik1925 on April 13, 2014, 08:08:16 PM: Throwing back one too many cocktails, while posting, methinks. ;D
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: Mirosae on April 14, 2014, 11:32:09 AM: Quote from: Pancho on April 13, 2014, 07:41:15 PM
I love when topics go wildly off the rails! :D

I have no idea what half of these posts even mean!

Hehehe that was the point! ;)
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: mwright on April 15, 2014, 02:50:33 AM: I dig my Mexican LC's and like all good memorabilia it takes time and patience in to find the best of the best. I've got a lot of these and can't understand who wouldn't love this great artwork:

(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p9/motdue/MARIHUANAMLC_zps3b014cf3.jpg)

(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p9/motdue/SUPERMANMLC_zps5af6d580.jpg)

(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p9/motdue/LAMOMIAAZTECAMLC_zps2057177b.jpg)

(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p9/motdue/BLACKSUNDAYMLC_zps39c4ff31.jpg)

(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p9/motdue/NIGHTOFTHEHUNTERMLC_zpseecdf41f.jpg)

(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p9/motdue/NOTHINGSACREDMLC_zps28f4f863.jpg)
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: erik1925 on April 15, 2014, 02:54:37 AM: Wow.. Very nice photos, Mike. Did you take these images yourself? The lighting and color look fantastic.

cheers
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: mwright on April 15, 2014, 03:39:31 AM: Thanks and yes I did. I built 2 vacuum tables - 1 for posters and 1 for lobby cards. The material is evenly lit from both sides and photographed using a flat-field lens on a Nikon3200 24 megapixel camera in RAW format. The photos come out great.
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: erik1925 on April 15, 2014, 03:42:52 AM: Yes they do. Some very fine imagery there, Mike.
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: 110x75 on April 15, 2014, 08:51:36 AM: (http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/110x75/Collection%20-%20Argentinean%20Horror/1951-ElExtraoCasodelHombreylaBes-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: erik1925 on April 15, 2014, 01:33:17 PM: Creepy, Matias. thumbup
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: Mirosae on April 15, 2014, 01:33:46 PM: Really nice Matias. Like that one and "Noche del Cazador"

sm1
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: erik1925 on May 30, 2015, 05:43:01 PM: Quote from: mwright on April 15, 2014, 02:50:33 AM
I dig my Mexican LC's and like all good memorabilia it takes time and patience in to find the best of the best. I've got a lot of these and can't understand who wouldn't love this great artwork:

(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p9/motdue/MARIHUANAMLC_zps3b014cf3.jpg)

(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p9/motdue/SUPERMANMLC_zps5af6d580.jpg)

(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p9/motdue/LAMOMIAAZTECAMLC_zps2057177b.jpg)

(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p9/motdue/BLACKSUNDAYMLC_zps39c4ff31.jpg)

(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p9/motdue/NIGHTOFTHEHUNTERMLC_zpseecdf41f.jpg)

(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p9/motdue/NOTHINGSACREDMLC_zps28f4f863.jpg)

Your pics vanished here, Mike. :'(
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: brude on June 02, 2015, 07:34:08 PM: They're out getting grease pencilled boobs removed?
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: 110x75 on June 02, 2015, 07:59:48 PM: Sacrilege! >:D
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: mwright on June 04, 2015, 12:24:19 PM: Quote from: erik1925 on May 30, 2015, 05:43:01 PM
Your pics vanished here, Mike. :'(

I will repost, sorry about that...
Title: Re: Mexican Lobby Cards
Post by: erik1925 on July 24, 2018, 11:05:37 PM: Quote from: mwright on June 04, 2015, 12:24:19 PM
I will repost, sorry about that...

;D

waiting1

https://www.youtube.com/v/73tGe3JE5IU